(CNN) The US Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from Texas Democrats to expand access to vote-by-mail in the state amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement praising the decision, Paxton did not mention the coronavirus pandemic and instead focused on voter fraud. "I applaud the Supreme Court for following the law and refusing to order mail-in balloting that the Texas Legislature has forbidden. Universal mail-in ballots, which are notoriously vulnerable to fraud, would only lead to greater election fraud and disenfranchise lawful voters," Paxton said. Paxton has remained steadfast that expanding access to vote-by-mail could lead to voter fraud.

Source: CNN June 26, 2020 20:26 UTC